How an Australian board maker influenced 70s surf culture in the UK and Europe
By Jasmine Hines and Nandini Dhir
Now living in a quiet, idyllic seaside town in Queensland, board shaper Bruce Palmer has been credited with influencing 1970s surf culture in the United Kingdom and across Europe.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-30/bruce-palmer-surfing-boards-influence-agnes-water/106074624
Rio Tinto to slash alumina production in Queensland impacting 180 jobs
By Jasmine Hines
Rio Tinto reveals it will cut alumina production at its Gladstone refinery by 40 per cent, as concerns are raised about the future viability of the facility.
#EnergyIndustry #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #Industry #MiningandMetalsIndustry #JasmineHines
The rare genetic disorder shortening the life span of boys
By Jasmine Hines
When Skye Scott took her son to a paediatrician, she never imagined he would be diagnosed with the life-changing Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/nayte-scott-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-cq/105980892
#Geneticdisorders #ChildrensHealth #MedicalResearch #Health #JasmineHines
Severe storms subside leaving Queensland 'bathed in sunshine'
By Jasmine Hines
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting pleasant conditions across most of Queensland, with only isolated showers possible along the state’s northern coast.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-05/qld-weather-forecast-sunny-settled-isolated-showers/105969280
Community mourns mum, two boys, allegedly murdered in house fire
By Jasmine Hines
A central Queensland community gathers to mourn a mum, her son and his best friend who died in a house fire. A woman has been charged with murder and arson.
$1 billion wind farm backed by Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest opens
By Katrina Beavan and Jasmine Hines
After three years of construction, one of the biggest wind farms in the country has been switched on. The large-scale project has not been without controversy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-24/clarke-creek-windfarm-opens/105903672
'Huge bubble of hot air' across northern Australia as heatwave persists
By Jasmine Hines and Karyn Wilson
Temperatures are set to reach above 40 degrees in some places, with more hospital admissions likely because of heat-related illness.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-24/severe-heatwave-warning-qld-nt-nothern-australia/105928886
Families 'overwhelmed with grief' after mum, son, friend die in fire
By Jasmine Hines
Jordana Johnson, her son Jordan Norris and his friend Chazz Mather died in the blaze in Gladstone last week.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-21/families-remember-victims-of-gladstone-house-fire/105916022
Homicide squad investigating fatal house fire that killed woman, two boys
By Jasmine Hines and Katrina Beavan
A woman and two boys died in a blaze on Wednesday. The house collapsed, hampering search efforts by emergency services.
As big business backs out, Qld extends faith in coal-fired power
By Jasmine Hines and Katrina Beavan
In Biloela, locals have seen it all — from "coal is king" to renewables and a short-lived nuclear proposal. Now the Queensland government is extending coal-fired power, but how long will the reprieve last?
#EnergyPolicy #EnergyIndustry #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #JasmineHines #KatrinaBeavan
How a short walk and a coffee transformed a new mum's world
By Jasmine Hines
A Queensland mum desperate to have a positive postpartum experience when she had her second child found that just a few small steps were enough to make a huge difference.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-27/postpartum-mum-walking-group-mental-health-benefits/105820070
#WomensHealth #Women #FamilyandRelationships #PregnancyandChildbirth #MentalHealth #JasmineHines
Queensland Alumina fined $1 million over caustic chemical plume
By Jasmine Hines
The chemical release saw people's homes and cars covered in caustic spray and triggered more than $800,000 in insurance claims.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/qld-alumina-fined-caustic-spray-gladstone/105805526
Deadly disaster's aftermath echoes 50 years on amid new safety concerns
By Jasmine Hines
Half a century after the Kianga mine explosion killed 13 workers in central Queensland, a community gathers to remember the tragedy as survivors and experts raise fresh concerns about ongoing safety risks.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-20/kianga-mine-disaster-moura-reforms-50-years-on/105790100
#History #MiningAccidentsandIncidents #OccupationalHealthandSafety #JasmineHines
Documents reveal years of unauthorised releases from Qld coal mine
By Jasmine Hines
A report obtained by lobby group Lock The Gate under right-to-information laws reveal a mine in central Queensland was releasing sediment into environmentally sensitive areas for more than a decade.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/blackwater-coal-mine-contamination-sediment/105769922
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EnvironmentalImpact #Coal #GreatBarrierReef #Pollution #JasmineHines
Suspended Townsville mayor found to have breached code of conduct
By Jasmine Hines
The Office of the Independent Assessor found Mr Thompson breached conduct rules when circulating an email criticising another council worker's delays in responding to his request for legal funding.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/troy-thompson-mayor-townsville-conduct-breach/105769890
Woman charged with defrauding two elderly people of nearly $1 million
By Aaron Kelly and Jasmine Hines
Police allege a 55-year-old central Queensland woman took over the financial accounts of two people over a five-year period.
Man dead after stabbing on central Queensland coast
By Jasmine Hines
A man is dead after a stabbing on a coastal street in the Yeppoon region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/stabbing-death-central-queensland-coast-yeppoon/105684354
Man dead after stabbing on central Queensland coast
By Jasmine Hines
A man is dead after a stabbing on a coastal street in the Yeppoon region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/stabbing-death-central-queensland-coast-yeppoon/105684354
Pregnant patient told to have Panadol at hospital with no doctor
By Jasmine Hines
The Biloela Hospital in central Queensland has been plagued by staff shortages, with telehealth services being used when the hospital is unable to be staffed with a doctor amid efforts to reinstate birthing services.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/telehealth-birthing-bypasses-central-queensland/105643856
#InfantHealth #WomensHealth #PregnancyandChildbirth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HealthcareFacilities #JasmineHines
Queenslanders in for below-average temps and 'settled run' of weather
By Jasmine Hines
The Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures in Queensland could be up to four degrees below average this week, particularly in the state's south-east.
